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Charisma (K Kurosawa 1999)

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CHARISMA
Yabuike!
Awake, Yabuike!
Yes?
- You were awake all the night?
- Yes.
The suspect confessed
several hours ago.
Ah... really?
Where do you go?
I must prepare the file.
It was already received.
Sit down.
Is your wife well?
Yes.
I think...
You should take a leave
all the next week.
But not, I hold out.
- Tomorrow, if you want.
- Thank you, but i'm ok.
Head, be careful.
He took a deputy as an hostage.
Let us restore
Rules of the World
Alright.
I will transmit the message...
Yabuike!
We just had the hospital.
They died, both.
The criminal and the hostage too.
Well Ah?
Why you did not shoot at
the criminal?
Finally, the one you have
sacrificed is the deputy.
In fact, I wanted to save them
both.
Why to save a ruined man ?
I thought that they had
to be safe both.
Why?
I do not know how to say...
Would this be a rule of the World?
Sit down.
Finally,
both died for this.
Yes.
I should have given you a leave
earlier.
Where do we go?
anywhere
You are
too much perfectionist, head.
It complicates the organization
work.
That's all.
By the way
shouldn't you prevent
your family?
It is you, Shinji?
Is your mom there?
Not, leave it.
You will transmit
the message to her.
I will miss some
days, because of my job.
Bye.
Nakasone!
It is still dead.
You planted it
three days ago.
We plants in vain
without slackening, they die.
you say you are a specialist, not?
It died.
If we don't do anything,
Do something,
It's a request.
But what it has,
this forest?
I serve you a drink?
With pleasure. Thank you.
What do you make
by here?
There was no bus.
You lost yourselves
by trotting here?
It is that. Yes, it is well that
It is bitter, this juice
It is wild juice of vine.
I will not question you
not more.
anyway, all those
who are here have a history.
Nakasone, I can borrow you
one of your men?
Not question.
Just to transport
my things.
I do not like that you use
my workmen as you like.
I am Tsuboi, of the Office
municipal of the environment.
Yabuike, magic.
- You are of Tokyo?
- Yes.
do you traverse the mountain
all alone?
If you want.
You are what is called
asocial, what!
don't worry
I do not know
how you are there,
but I understand
what brings you.
A desire
to find yourself
thanks to the contact of nature.
You could hold me that?
What do you think of this tree?
I could not say...
Except what is around it,
it does not present
no characteristic.
It is at least
what can think an amateur,
but it is false.
It is undoubtedly
a variety of loosestrife
but it is also for me
a discovery.
It is perhaps
a rare species
or then a mutant.
You can release, thank you.
Not this way!
It is a private property.
Mr. Yabuike, return.
It is dangerous
to trail by there
In fact,
there is a young boy
who pursues any person
approaching this tree.
Pure furious madness or what,
nobody knows
Where does he live?
In the mountain,
so that one knows.
I will have warned you!
Mr. Tsuboi,
I am a police inspector.
Yesterday evening,
I was stolen my things.
The robber could be
this boy. Good Bye.
Hello? It is you, Yabuike?
Where are you?
Hello, do you listen to me?
Your leave is prolonged.
It became unlimited.
You must come to bring back
your plate and your weapon.
Hello, Yabuike...
Grand... Hotel?
I would like a room.
What's that?
Do you care so much?
Good, I give them back to you.
In exchange...
you give me your heart.
It appears that you are cop.
What a cop
comes to make here?
Do not puff out those tricks.
Did you not finish , not?
Yabuike!
Where did you find that?
That...?
It was in your pocket.
Perhaps at the bottom of the forest.
You remember the place?
Hat!
'' a laughing boletus ''!
You are a champion!
You have a sense of smell of cop well!
It is super!
The top of mushrooms!
The ground turns!
It turns!
This time,
it's my turn to use it.
It should be well nourished.
I already drew up dogs.
Be careful!
It perhaps will bite you.
Nobody in sight
Good. Let us make quickly!
Its roots
are harshly tough!
Caution!
What do they have all?
All crazy!
It was you, the other day?
Yes, and then?
You were thus not
a spectrum.
- What do you make there?
- Nothing.
It is what, that?
A tree. As you can see, not?
Yes, of course.
It is done.
This branch died.
It however went
so well!
It seems to be better
that others.
You made him
something?
- Not.
- do not lie!
I didn't do anything to it.
What are you doing?
Do not touch there!
I return.
Carry my things to me.
You want to laugh?
Hey! Await me!
You go too quickly!
Listen well.
I am not a dog.
You do not give me orders!
I did not come here
to puff out. Ok?
Agreed.
- I badly expressed myself.
- Precisely.
When one asks
something,
it's better to care
one's language.
It is what here, precisely?
Nothing else that
wild plants.
Thank you.
What's your name?
Kiriyama.
Listen to me... I am...
I know. It was registered
on your plate.
Yabuike Goro.
You are cop, not?
It is that
Here, that does not have importance.
It is true.
She is the widow
of the director of the sanatorium.
It used to be a house
of cure here.
You find me weird?
Not.
Do not stare at me like that,
then!
He, it is Charisma.
Charisma?
Perhaps it cannot
to live elsewhere.
It is what said
the director.
You know what it is,
a great man?
Not.
It is a man who is tall.
Its heart
is of an unknown scale
at the ordinary men.
The director was one.
But he died,
three years ago
Since, it is me who cares
of this tree.
But, I do not know why...
it weakens little by little,
whereas I did not change anything.
Say...
Why thus?
Me either, I am not
expert in botany.
Of course.
Say...
You can touch it.
Really?
It will surely live
thousands of years.
I wonder who care of it
after you or me
Are you ok?
I am not able to release myself.
I will do it.
Thank you.
It is a trap
for large animals.
Set up
by the poachers.
I removed much of it,
however.
Are you ok?
You can walk?
Yes, i'm allright
It is finished.
I thank you.
It is dangerous
to traverse the mountain
when one does not know.
As soon as one deviates
a little the way,
something is risked.
What is your name?
Yabuike.
Mr. Yabuike...
Jinbo. Pleased to meet you.
It is a "dorasena".
It was sick,
but it is much better.
- is your leg better?
- Yes, it is better
Sorry, but...
you could put it there,
beside the table?
Thank you.
You make research
on the plants?
Yes.
University of Musashino...
You are
professor of university?
Yes.
You want to listen?
You hear this whistle?
Veins of the
tree aspire water.
With that, we can know
the health of the plant.
Incredible!
If the sound is regular,
there is no problem.
Listen!
If the sound is intermittent,
it is that the plant
is weakened.
You understood?
I can borrow you that?
Just a little... a day.
It is to Miss Jinbo?
What did it record there?
Nothing special.
Do not believe her
She is a large academic head but
unimportant.
I do not take
account of it.
Listen to me well.
In the forest
there is only that... that...
and that which can
be useful.
Remember that.
It does not matter.
You will understand it soon.
Mr. Yabuike!
Hello.
Thank you to have lent it to me.
- was it useful to you?
- Yes.
Go up one moment
to take tea.
Not, thank you.
My little sister.
Chizuru!
Mr. Yabuike, a relashionship.
It is compressed air.
If it is run up against,
That is likely to explode!
- Really?
- Made attention.
Sorry.
Nevertheless, it is surprising.
I believed that the forest was
a calm and serene place
but I was wrong.
How that?
A lot of forces
confront themselves with it...
For example?
For example,
the force of life...
the force of extermination...
What does it give concretely?
I saw it with
my own eyes. I saw...
a tree on the point
to die
who fights to death to live.
Or a very young tree
who breaks down and who dies.
They are your forces of life there
or of extermination?
If one wants.
But it is the same force,
not?
You believe?
It is by desire of living
that the other should be killed.
It is by killing it that one
gain its own vital space.
You do not believe?
It is complicated...
But it is you, Mr. Yabuike,
who started!
It is true. It is true but...
- I can...?
- please.
What?
I know you, Mr. Yabuike.
In fact... it is me who took you
from the car on fire
Here, all is horrible.
Full of stinking ozone,
ultraviolet rays,
and plants, snakes
and insects
who are poisonous.
All here oozes the poison.
I am fed up.
Why did you...?
If not, you would have died, not?
It is true.
I was wrong?
Not.
remember it well.
It is me, Mr. Yabuike,
who chose you.
Mr. Yabuike!
Ah! Hello.
You seek
wild young plants?
With my opinion...
you wouldn't have to
Plants
and wild bays
that you can find here
are bad for health.
They contain powerful
carcinogenic products.
Really?
Consumed
over a long period,
they have
irreversible effects.
We bought
some food downtown.
I will give some to you.
Chizuru!
Kiriyama?
I suffer...
I did not close one eye
this night...
I would like so much
not to suffer anymore...
aspire...
and blow.
Go...
it is removed.
Do not touch there!
I will kill you all!
One moment, young man!
It is dangerous!
Nitwit!
Come here!
Come! Approach!
Catch me!
Kiriyama!
It is very dangerous...
Do Yabuike, you come in reinforcement?
It is strong!
It is well a cop!
Nakasone, you see the scene.
Don't come back here anymore
Ok!
But tell me, Yabuike...
What's that ? That
Is it so valuable?
It is an ordinary tree.
Say, what will you make?
What do you mean ?
What will you make of them?
Nothing.
Thus say, Yabuike,
on which side are you?
Neither of nor other.
You will betray me?
Certainly not.
Let's give up.
Go, we return.
Say, little stupid!
Do not forget!
We return?
Do not give me up, hu!
Hold!
You returned, darling?
It falls well!
I have just gathered your
prefered wild mousserons.
How are your patients?
By the way...
today,
it is absolutely necessary
that I speak to you
about something.
Here...
you are of course the person
most significant here,
since you are the director.
Everyone loves you
and respects you.
I know it very well.
But it would be necessary
that you recognize
that each one of your patients
has the right to have
its own freedom.
Especially Kiriyama...
He is still very young.
It has certainly
learned much here
The only thing that you
ever taught to him,
it is freedom.
It is not well.
For Kiriyama, exists
another world out from here.
I think that it is time,
now.
You should think
to release it soon.
When I was student
the plants were studied
one by one
Finally,
nothing was understood.
It is similar
for all those which are here
They endeavour to see
the value
of each tree
one by one,
but nobody attempt
to consider the forest
as a whole.
Are you so disturbed as that?
Yes, it is true...
Which is the origin
of all that?
It is perhaps because
this tree is attractive.
Fascinating?
Kiriyama calls it Charisma.
Charisma...
it is its usual name
but it is not
its scientific name.
And you, Mr. Yabuike,
what do you think about it?
Me?
How to say?
I think that I must make
something.
Something like what?
This tree will live several
thousands of years.
Kiriyama says it
It is necessary thus that there is
somebody to protect it.
Everyone is mistaken.
And you too.
It is the late director
of the house of cure
who bring this tree
from the continent.
It is an unclassable species.
Which kind of tree is this?
It is a kind of monster
who brings
devastator evils.
You noticed
how all the forest
around decayed.
This tree is the cause of the evil.
Charisma is responsible of this.
Ecosystems,
Does that interest you?
Yes, I heard about that.
It's about the cycles of life
in the interior of nature.
From that point of view,
this Charisma is
extremely dangerous.
I will speak to you
of the forest as a whole.
With the origin, this forest
was dominated by the beeches.
It is what one calls
a biotope.
It was very beautiful,
and one could say that it
was perfect in its kind.
Here is what it was
at the origin.
And a day,
this Charisma came from elsewhere
was transplanted.
The forest started sudden
to decay.
One never saw
a forest decay
at such a speed.
The cause of the decline
reside in this Charisma
the roots secrete
a toxin.
To live, this Charisma
use all the means.
While being given
a frail appearences,
it poisons
other trees
and arranges itself to be only
to thrive.
It functions like that.
But...
what is strange,
it is that instead of rejecting
this Charisma,
other trees
approach,
as if they were attracted.
And they die struck down,
young people at first.
It is what is
most disconcerting.
It is like if
they had been doped.
Mr. Yabuike,
you see that this tree
is really alarming.
If we let it make,
if we keep this only tree,
all the forest will die.
Our camp should be chosen.
Time came for you
to choose.
In any case,
that's what I think.
There is not way to save
both?
Both?
The forest and Charisma,
both.
It is impossible.
Nothing to do.
Leave me... alone.
Why you imply yourselves
as much?
All that does not have anything to see
with your own life
Then, what did Jinbo
learn to you?
That it was necessary to think
with the forest,
that this tree was
a monster, that's it?
It's wrong. Completely.
It's only a lie
invented by humans.
The forest
is a battle field.
All kinds of plants
live and die there.
Even if Charisma was
the only tree to survive,
if it is the rule,
what to make there?
The strong ones win,
it is the rule here
Me, I like
that it is like that
To save all the forest,
why ?
Is it good for humanity?
To walk quietly in the wood?
what is that, all that?
Finally, everyone only
think of the humans.
What a selfishness!
What a nonsense!
Me, what I want,
it is to restore the Rules
Forest.
They are perhaps the Rules of the
World...
You understand?
I need an army
for that.
For this reason
I need you.
Not.
Don't tell me that you came
here to be free!
Not.
Of course.
Freedom,
is a kind of disease.
Truly, what wishes
any healthy man,
it to subject itself.
You must understand me,
you are cop.
Yabuike...
it would be time
to join us.
Say, Mr. Yabuike,
whatare you going to do?
We all wait to see
what you are going to do.
The water of this well is the one
who irrigates all the forest.
It is what i was said
And that, you know
is what it?
i was said
that it was a product
to improve the ground
It is poison
anyway,
for the plants.
It makes one year that
my sister puts some in the well.
Why?
She wants to make die
all the forest.
She says
that it is the only way
to restore
original ecosystem.
It is for that that all
vegetation of the forest
decays little by little
It is insane.
nobody should believe
what she says
Say, Mr. Yabuike...
you do not find
that that becomes
increasingly absurd?
To remain here a too long time,
anybody becomes nut.
The nearest city
is at one hour of walk.
From there, you travel by a train
and you are soon at Tokyo.
You must have so
much to do!
Certainly.
Not this way!
The city, it is by there
When I think of it...
wouldn't it be you
who burn the car?
Help me.
I need your strenght.
A trap?
I release you.
- We were waiting for you.
- Nekojima, pleased to meet you.
- And here Nakasone.
- Pleased to meet you.
Then?
It is not so far. We can
go near by truck.
Well.
Thus, it is really
a tree of price?
Yes.
We prepare.
- did my photographs help you?
- Yes, thank you.
Why kind of people
wish to have
this kind of tree?
Collectors.
Sometimes
botanical gardens.
How much do they pay?
It is not given.
Mr. Tsuboi,
you do not worry
You will have your share.
Didn't you envisage
too much large?
We can meet sometimes
dangerous animals.
Yes, of course.
There must be some.
Yes.
Big some, even!
Really?
What is there?
A burst tire.
They had us
It will take time.
I leave first.
we explore a little,
while waiting?
Let's turn back!
Wait!
We had it
You killed it?
I touched it
at the leg only
Let's go from here!
Come with us.
I saw enough!
I was never wounded
by ball.
Does it hurt?
What? It is finished?
Yes. we did not come here
to hunt.
It turns!
The ground turns!
Nishi! Let us go in forest!
I found another of them.
It is perhaps Charisma.
You want to see it, not?
You come?
Thus come!
What meaning does it have?
Meaning?
No meaning.
I only want
to make it live again.
In any case,
it is not Charisma.
You believe?
Then, what to do ?
How that?
Perhaps this tree will
live thousands of years...
It is too much for me
It's beyond my reason.
Return when you want!
There is another Charisma.
What?
It is not
what you think.
Well ?
Unfortunately, it is only
an ordinary tree.
In this case, what does we do with it?
How that?
Mrs. the professor,
you let it live
or kill it ?
It doesn't matter.
This tree doesn't have any influence
on the forest
as a whole.
Then, it is what, this tree?
I told it to you
It is only one dead tree.
But if it live again ,
perhaps it will
kill others.
It is impossible.
Do you believe?
Mr. Yabuike,
what do you try to tell me?
Nothing.
I don't hold you
Mrs. the professor...
return to see it
another time.
Who is there?
Mr. Yabuike,
what do you plot?
Which are your plans
for everyone?
Go, Mr. Yabuike...
you can tell it to me,
to me only!
Take me along with you.
Everywhere.
You can come... if you want.
What is it?
An old tree.
- Do you laugh at me?
- Not.
It is not where I wanted to go.
Then, where?
In the world. Out from here.
It's full inside.
You either,
you are not normal.
I am completely normal.
What you have the intention
to do?
How that?
An ordinary man
can only make
ordinary things.
I hate
what is ordinary.
I don't want to become
like that
Tell me,
if you had to choose
between a special tree
and a whole forest...
which you would choose
to make live?
It is a very
difficult question.
But there 's finally only one answer.
There is not another way that
to make live both.
The force of living and the force
to kill are the same force.
It is your sister
who taught it to me.
Thus, how to do?
If the one lives, the other dies.
If both try to live,
by bad luck,
both can die.
There is not answer.
Or rather...
the problem comes from the fact
to put the question
in these terms.
Since both try
of living,
that both live then.
It happens like that.
Of course, if both
kill each other, it is the end
This also occures.
But in this case,
the world becomes chaos.
To avoid that,
rules are needed
and an army, according to Kiriyama.
Until very recently,
myself, without remorse,
I achieved my job
in this spirit.
But I finally understood.
It is enough for me to be like
I am, an ordinary man.
This fits perfectly to me.
It is not any more matter
of only one special tree.
Not more than of a whole forest.
There's just ...
everywhere,
lots of ordinary of trees
who grow on their own side.
That's all.
Then, what
will you make?
To let live some
and to kill others.
To leave the things
as they are.
I cannot understand you.
I have here
10 millions of yen
As an advance that the client
brought to me this morning.
It's great temptation, not?
What?
It is for you
Why?
In exchange, we carry
this tree. You agree?
This tree had always been there
You still make
obstruction?
Make as you wish.
I do not want money.
Well, I take note.
You are only stupid.
Wait!
I understood.
I give you this tree.
Make as you want.
What?
Nakasone, you were deceived.
Let's catch up with her!
It's a deal!
Do not touch this tree!
Move away!
Further!
I return.
Do not approach you!
Impossible to leave
out of this forest.
I understand nothing there.
Shut up and walk!
Nakasone...
I am hungry.
And then?
Stop, stupid!
They are perhaps poisonous!
Nakasone...
it is harshly good
I am sorry...
I lost myself
in the forest.
Water, could I have
a glass of water?
I go away.
Take care on the tree.
It is you, Charisma.
Good Bye!
The hell!
therefore, you hate
so much this tree?
Whereas it is just
a dead tree.
Perhaps...
Is it just the beginning?
I go away.
I thank you for all.
Don't touch!
This tree belongs to me.
I will kill you all.
But first, Yabuike,
tear off it from the roots.
Go ahead gently,
does not damage it.
Wait one moment!
Throw me your weapon.
Do not aim me. Throw it!
You're going to kill her, idiot!
Don't worry.
I will not kill you.
I borrow you
your case of help.
Do not die
Do not die
You should not die.
I will take you along to the hospital.
I leave you the plants.
Let it live or kill it.
As you want.
I can come with you?
Hello, Boss?
It is you, Yabuike?
Where were you?
What did you make?
I return.
Yabuike:
Yakusho Koji
The young person:
Ikeuchi Hiroyuki
Nakasone:
Osugi Ren
Chizuru:
Doguchi Yoriko
Matsushige Yutaka
OTAKA Akiyoshi
Miss Jinbo:
Fubuki Jun
Associate producers:
Nakamura Masaya
IKEGUCHl Nobuo
Producers:
Kanno Satoshi
Shimod AAtsuyuki
Camera:
HAYASHl Jun' ichiro
Light:
TOMlYAMA Meicho
Decorations:
Maruo Tomoyuki
Sound:
Ika Makio
Music:
Ashiya Gary
Cut:
KIKUCHl Jun' ichi
Script:
Yaginuma Yukari
First assistant
Director:
Yoshimura Tatsuya
Direction and screenplay:
Kurosawa Kiyoshi
French Subtitles : Catherine Cadou
English Subtitles : Systran 3
Subtitling Tvs - TlTRA Film